Awards
VUSM Honors M4 Awardees on Class Day
May. 14, 2024—VUSM’s annual Class Day recognizes members of the graduating class for outstanding academic achievement, service, research, and leadership. VUSM faculty and fellow students celebrated the following recipients of school and departmental awards on Thursday, May 9, 2024: The Albert Weinstein Prize in Medicine This award recognizes graduating students who have demonstrated high academic achievement, superior...
Faculty Receive Student-Selected Awards During 2024 Almost Alumni Luncheon
May. 9, 2024—Each spring, Vanderbilt Medical Alumni Affairs alongside Vanderbilt University School of Medicine recognizes outstanding faculty members for their contributions to student medical education, as voted upon by graduating M4s VUSM faculty, staff, and students celebrated the following recipients at the Almost Alumni Luncheon on Wednesday, May 9, 2024: Bonnie M. Miller, M.D., M.M.H.C Award The...
VUSM recognizes 2023 award winners
May. 11, 2023—Each spring, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine recognizes members of the graduating MD class for outstanding academic achievement, service, research, and leadership. VUSM faculty and fellow students celebrated the following recipients of school and departmental awards at the MD Class Day ceremony on Thursday, May 11, 2023: The Albert Weinstein Prize in Medicine This...
Renaming committee honored with Levi Watkins, Jr. MD Award
Oct. 24, 2022—Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and Vanderbilt University Medical Center recognized student and faculty leaders for their contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the community on Oct. 18, 2022. By: Lexie Little The committee responsible for the renaming of Vivien Thomas Way received this year’s Levi Watkins, Jr. MD Student Award for its contribution...
VUSM recognizes annual award winners
May. 18, 2022—Each spring, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine recognizes members of the graduating MD class for outstanding academic achievement, service, research, and leadership. VUSM faculty and fellow students celebrated the following recipients of school and departmental awards at the MD Class Day ceremony on Thursday, May 12, 2022: The Albert Weinstein Prize in Medicine This...
Kloosterman, McNew win Levi Watkins, Jr. Student Awards for diversity efforts
Nov. 4, 2021—M4 Nicole Kloosterman and MD/PhD graduate student Kelsey McNew recently received recognition for their commitments to advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion at VUSM by Lexie Little In 1970, Levi Watkins, Jr., MD, became the first African American to graduate from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM). From the moment he matriculated in 1966 until the...
Robert F. Miller Service Awards announced; recipients share their motivation and goals for service work
Apr. 6, 2020—by Emma Mattson We’re excited to celebrate the 2019-2020 recipients of the Robert F. Miller Award for Community Service and Engagement: Carlos Ortega (VMS1), Sarah Brown (VMS2), Grant MacKinnon (VMS3), Kaitlyn Reasoner (VMS4), and Danny Sack (MSTP). The Robert F. Miller Award was established in 2018 and recognizes five students for their commitment to service....